Controlling device for internal-combustion engines.



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CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR IIITERNALOOMBUSIION ENGINES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I5 1915. 1,246,31 9.

F. P'URDY. CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I5. I9l54 m am y F. PURDY.

CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.

APPLIc-Arlon mio`mw 15. 915.

1,246,319; mmm. 13,1917.

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E. PuIInY. coNINoLLING DEvIcE Foa INTERNAL coIIu'sTIoN ENGINES. I APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15| |915.

1,246,319Q Patented N0v.1'3,1917

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l A s l F IIIIIII F. PURDY. CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I5, I9l5.

Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

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l F. PURDY. CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. APPLICATION FILED NOV-15,1915.

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, FREDERICK PURDY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF T FORE BAIN,

0F LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS.

CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES.

Application led November 15,1915. Serial No. 61,486.

and bearing Serial No. 36,411 for a con-y trol system for internal combustion engines.V

fn the prior application, l have heretofore very full device embodying my invention, and the advantages and economy to be gained in the operation of an internal combustion engine by the use o-f said device and the practiceof said invention. In this application l shall confine the description more particularly to the details of construction of some of the devices within' the scope of the appended claims.

In the preferred form of device, and in each of the modifications herein disclosed, there is present the joint association and cooperation of an engine spark-producing means; a speedresponsive means and a fuel control means, working in harmony to efficiently control the operation of an internal combustion engine to produce smoothness of operation and to effect economy of fuel consumption.

Another and more specific object of my present invention is to provide a unitary or self contained structure, comprising a rotary spark distributer, and a speed responsive device, combined and organized so as to be rotated about a common axis and influenced by the fuel control means, to the end that the three devicescoperate harmoniously to produce the best and most efficient operation of an engine.

@ther and further objects of my invention will become readily 'apparent`v to persons skilled in the art, from a consideration of the following description when taken in conjunction with the drawings, wherein Figure 1 is .a' vertical central section of f a spark distributer or igniting device and set out and explained onev a speed responsive device, organized and constructed into a single entity so that they may be placed about or secured to a single' rotary shaft.

Fig. la is a schematic arrangement of the various parts, reduced to the simplest form, to diagrammatically and more clearly illustrate the more complex structure shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4: is a section taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side elevation of the primary circuit breaker device, of the spark timing means, as shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a transverse section taken on line 7-7 of Fig. l.

Figs. 8 and 9 are perse'pctive views of link members whereby the effectiveness of the spring of the speed responsive device may be changed by varying the vratio of movement of the levers through which it operates without modifying its actual strength.

Fig. 10 is a central vertical section, of a modified device, wherein the amount of spring displacement is varied by leverage variation opposing Athe movement of the speed responsive governor.

Fig. 10a is a simplified, diagrammatic illustration of the device shown in Figs. 10-16.

Fig. 11 is a transverse section taken on fline`11-11`of Fig. l0.

Fig. 12 is a section taken on line 12-12 of Fig. 10.

Fig. 13 is a section taken on line 13-13 of Fig. 10. v

Fig. 14 is a section taken on line let-14 of Eig. 10.

Figs. 15 andl are perspective views of.

the slotted link members, used to adjustably vary the effect of the spring of the speed responsive device with reference to the inertia weights thereof. j

Fig. 17 is a central vertical section of another modification, or form which my invention may take, wherein the velocity of the speed responsive device is adjustably varied, for varying the speed movement or diS- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOVD 139 1917,

placement of apart of the igniting device,

for the purpose of advancing or retarding the spark when the fuel control means. 1S

-moved, as will hereinafterbe more fully de-y `with the carbureter.` n

'Fig22 is a central section taken on line y22-22 effing. 21.

In all the views .the same reference characters are employed to indicate similar parts.`

In the drawings, there. is shown 'a preferred form of my device and several modificationstthereof, in all of lwhichthe sparktime controlling mechanism is associated with a speed responsive dev-ice rotatable about a common axis, and iniiuenced, or

- -modiiedin ,its operation, :by a connection 'between the `fuel controlling moana-or carbureter, and saidiassociateddevices.

'Rcferrinv new more v-part-ioulatrl to Fig. l, 25 is ya vertical shaft, preferab y driven "by thecam shaft, about'which and with which the apparatus mounted 'thereon rotates.

A casing 26 is provided with an annular 'which :is mounted Iupon the hub -29 of -a lspider 30. The spider 130-is`provided`with vradiatingarms 31, 32-and 33, each of which has two upturned spaced apart-ears 34 upon 'their-extreme ends-and-'each of which carries a pivoted inertia-bellerweighti. The -spider- 30 is secured to'the shaft 25-'bymeans of a key "35 so -that -it'will A*be positively 4rotated with the shaft. Immediately -above the spiderf30 is anotherspiderl provided with shorter bifurcated armsf37, 38 and 39. 'Thespider 36 carries al ball bearing `iOlfor rotation about the shaft 25. Theinner raceway 41; of; thefball bearing, is =loose-onfthe shaft 25 and the outer raceway lcarriesnthe spider 36 #which lis connected lto2 the spider V30, by the links 41, the inner ends of which are slotted as at 42. Pins 43 secured tothe bifurcated arms 37,138i-and 39, .,pass'throu'gh `'lfare upturned, asfatfll, and each carries upon its upper governor ball 45. Y

A stationary =ring "47 is'supported 'about the `-shaft/25 by armsv 48 secured. to the upper separable portion 26 of the/casing. The Iring 47 is counterbored onrits under rface to "ball bearing r27,''=the inner vraceway 28 lof.-

Lamela vprovide a rimer flange 549 swithin .which to seat an open tapered helical spring 50 and to provide a fixed abutment therefor.

l'The llower, or l'smaller end of the spring 50, restsupon the inner raceway 41 of the ball bearing 40. A rectangular sleeve 52, preferably forming a part of the inner raceway of .ball bearing member 40 and loose upon the shaft 25, is connected to a part 53 '-by leverage .changing links, to which reference will be made.

Another sleeve 55, `is provided xwith -radial -projections 56 corresponding in .number with the number.l of cylinders in anengine with `which lthe device is :to -be used, and

comprises with .itsass'ociated parts the. prilmarycircuit-breaker-or, as it Ais more comimonlyftermedthe sparkrtimer. -The contact operating leverengaged at its ffree end by the :projections 56 is shown in dotted lines, las at 557. The'loweriend of sleeve 55 projects within the v:part :53 and is connected -thereto for axial movement 'therewith by :means offthe interposed annular ball bearing 54. The sleeve 55,is `provided with a lost motion drive 'on the vshaft .25, 4comprising the pin 59whichpasses into an upwardly inclined sloti601=rnadefin1the sleeve 55 so that when the sleeve `or primary circuit `breaker 55 is lifted on thefshaft 25,thepin 59 of the slot() will igivethe sleeve a Y. Vslight rotary motion in a .forward direction,

vdue-'tothe-inclination of .the slot, so that a Lgiven radial-point onthe sleeve l55 will-be displaced by operation .of Athe speed yre- 'sponsive rdevi, `forwardly, with reference to ai given point on i the shaft- 25,A while both parts arel being bodily rotated in a :given direction. -flhislrelative rotary displacement `of the rotating driving .I and drivenl parts alters thev cyclic rtime of the spark, advancingo'r retarding the vsame as occasion fmay rWhen the sieeve 55 is raised, by operation of the governorlballs 45, in a manner to'be 'hereinafter merefullyexplained-, fthe roller '57 of'ithecirc'uit breaker willi'then'passover a wider portion of the projections :56,and the device theny rotating :.at :a .higher speed,

fthe time of .Ld-welljof :the circuit breaker wheel 57 upon ithefprojection 56 will *be Y n ractiea'llythe same, xmaking the period of i timerthatthe'tsireuitds closed substantially constant. fWhentheeroller-passes over a narrow @portion i of Ythe fproj ection '56 from -the'sleeve55,-said sleeve `is then rotating at f the slots42 of the respective arms. The links portion, aninertia-l-weight or j la flower -1speed, .thus .providing means for4 maintaining the primar circuit closed tfor asubstantiallyequalde i itezperiod oftime irrespective ofthe speedfof the Idevice.

-Below the member-53 is @a squaredfor--rec vtangfular sleeve- T'53', whichv'- is preferably an lntegral fipart f thereof', and which is loose upon fthe shaft From each 'sideof the part'53 iaterally project, s'tuds 61, 161i.

. 'Similar studs 62, 62 project from the I perforation 65 and are each provided With elongated slots 66 and an oblique slot 67. The slot 67, of each of the links 64-64, overlies the studs 62-62,'respectively, which project laterally on either side of the squared part 52. This is more clearly shown in Fig. 1. i

ising vertically from the ring 47, on the opposite side of its diameter, is an ear 68 4to which are ivotally `connected links 69-69. These links are' pivoted, as by the perforations 70 and are each provided with an elongated slot 72 in register and corresponding substantially in extent with the slots 66 in the links 64, and another slightly shorter slot 73 thereabove. The slot 73, of

the links 6.9--69 overlie the studs 61, 61

thatproject laterally from the part 53', and thus the parts 52 and 53 are loosely joined together as when the links 64 and 69 are properly associated.

Passing through the upper portion 26 of the casing, is a rotatable shaft 74 Qn the end of which is a crank arm 75.

Pivoted to the crank 75, as by means of a pin 76, is a link member having forked ends 77-77. Ont-he ends 77-77 of the link are two inwardly projecting studs These studs project. into and through the elongated slots 66 and 72 of the links 64, 64 and 69, 69.A A distributer is indicated in dotted lines as mounted at 58 on the upper end of the shaft 25.

In this particular embodiment the shaft 74 is rotated upon its axis when the *carbureter fuel control means is moved for varying the supply of fuel to the engine, and this moves the link ends 77 and 77 so as to modify. the operation of the speed responsive device With reference to the rotation of the spark timing mechanism 55-57.

Looking at Fig. 1,`vvhen the shaft 74 is rotated to move the crank arm 75 to the right, the link, composed of the arms 77 and 77 Vis moved thereby upon the pivotal joint 76 so that the studs 78 and 7 8, secured in the ends of the respective arms, are longitudinally moved in the slots 66 and 72, of the links .-64 and 69. The-member 52, in its vertical movement by the speed governor, With reference tothe shaft 25, communicates its movement to the member 53', the upward movement of which slightly rotates the.

direction, that is to the left, by rotation ofthe shaft 74, then the. action of the speed responsive device upon the sleeve 55 is ef# fected thropgh the link 69 at a shorter leverage and therefore the sleeve 55 Will be moved a greater distance, for the same distance of movement of the inertia balls 45, of the speed responsive device, and thus the rota tion of the shaft 74 has the effect to modify the speed responsive device with reference to the operation of the spark timing device.

In the modification shown in Figs. 10 to 15 inclusive the spring 50 which yieldingly resists or acts against the speed responsive device, tends to. hold the vertically moving mechanism, that rotates the sleeve 55, in an upward position against the operation of the balls 45 of the speed responsive device. The rotation-of the shaft 74, through the connecting mechanism, increases or decreases the' eEect of the spring 50 to resist the centrifugally operated balls 45 in accordance With the position that the studs 7 8-78 of the links 77--77 occupy in the slots 66 and 7 2 of the links 69-69 and` 64-64, respectively.

When centrifugal effect causes the inertia balls 45 to move radially outwmardly, being pivoted as at 45, the arm 41 of each ball is depressed thereby depressing the collar 41a., to which it is attached and at the same time rotating the sleeve 55, in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of shaft 25, by means of the rod 60 connected to theA arm 60 of the sleeve, in a manner clearly apparent from the drawings.

The proper manual movement of the shaft 74, and thebell crank 75 modifies the effect produced by the inertia balls and the resisting effect produced by the spring 50 for purposes to be hereinafter more fully described.

In Figs. 17 to 19 inclusive I show a fun ther modification of my device yvvherein the speed of the responsive device or governor,

by actuation of the shaft 74 is varied, to

modify. or automatically change the effect ofthe speed responsive device at a critical time upon the spark 'ming device.

In this construction, a disk 30 is secured to the rotatable shaft 25 by means of a key 35, or other suitable means, It is provided With an annular parti-circular groove 100 in lits face. Another similar disk 30 is free to rotate about theshaft 25, upon the ball 5 Upon the disk 30 bearing supported upon the hub projectingV from the sleeve 30 and is provided with a similar coacting registering annular groove, or depression 101 in its confronting face. are mounted the governor balls held in inner positions by spring 50,

as in the former `illustration and having" arm's41f tending to hold the sleeve k55 in its most downward position.

Friction driving wheels 102, of which there are two, are positioned in the grooves 100, 101 and are the means by which variable speed or rotary motion is, communicated from the disk 30 to the disk 30. I'll-he driving wheels 102, which may be made of leather or other similar suitable friction producing material, are axially mountedV in buckles 1103, `which are parts of the shafts 74 and 74. lThese shafts carry crank arms 105 and 106 respectively, connected together by a link 107, so that whenl shaft 74 is rotated, as by means of the arm 108 and Vthe carbureter connecting rod 109,' the shaft 74' is properly rotated by the connecting means.

When the driving wheels 102 are in the positions shown in Fig. 17 the disk 30 will drive the disk 30 at the lowest permissible relative speed, but if said wheels be rotated von their axes so as to occupy positions practically at right angles to the positions shown, then the speed ratio is changed and the reverse condition will be realized, that is to say, the disk 30 will thenrotate the diskl 30l at the highest permissible relative speed, thereby changing or modifyingv the effect of the governor 45 with reference to the speed of the shaft 25. y

When. the disk 30" isrotated at a predetermined speed the governor balls 45 will fly out radially from the shaft 25, against the resilient action of the biasing spring thereby lifting the sleeve and rotatingit in a direction opposite to that at which the shaft 25 is rotating, by means of the pin 59 pro- A jecting from the shaft 25 and into the slot 60, made in or through the sleeve 55, which operation tends to advance the vspark or to cause the device` 58 to make thespark in the cylinder of theengine at an earlier period of time than would otherwise occur if the speed of the governor had not thusbeen accelerated. l

In Fig. 20, I have shown, conventionally, a gas engine 200, a carburetor 201, a cam ,shaft 202, operating through the trainof gears 203 to rotate the vertical shaft 25 of Ehe speed-responsiveand spark-timing strucure. v

The -carbureter is connected to the manifold 204 as usual, and is controlled by a manually shiftable rod 205. The rod .,109 is connected to thel throttle 206 of thecarbureterand to the shaft 74 by a crank armi 108,

or otherwise, to modify the o eration 'off the i' speed-responsive and the spar -timing'l truc.-

capable of being embodied in various forms,

to modify the v operation of `therefor; and rotatable coaxially withthe speed reture when the throttle ofthe carbureter is moved.

In Fig. 21 I have diagrammatically representedanother' structure wherein the rod 74, instead of being rotated, as in the previous examples, is axially moved, by means of the fuel controlling rod 205 which modi- 'ies the effect of the fuelsupply through movement of the throttle 206.

In this device the governor balls 45, operating through pivoted levers tend to rotate the disk 55', which carries the distributing or commutating linger 208 with reference to the relatively shiftable sparking points 209,the latter being oscilla-ted by the rod 74 and the connecting arm 108 when the rod 205 is axially moved by the same agency that opens and closes the carbureter throttle 206, to a greatergor less extent. i

Now it is'apparent that when the carbureter throttle, or the fuel controlling means is manuallvchanged, for the purpose of increasing. or1 decreasing the fuel charge in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, that the spark-timing means is automatically modified or affected by the connection between said fuel cont-rol means and by the operation of the speed responsive device, and while I have herein shown several different modications ofnmy .preferred form, in which this may bel accomplished, it will be apparent, to persons skilled in the art, that my invention is susceptible of many other variations. than those shown and is limited only by the `scope yof the appended claims.

I iaving described my invention, what I Clalm 1s: l

1. In a device of the character described, a. spark-timing means and a speed-responsive means operatively associated with and organized to rotate about a common axis, in combination with a fuel controlling means and independently movable mea-ns ,to move. the fuel controlling means and for varying the effect of the speed responsive means on the timing means.

' 2. In combination with a fuel controlling means;` a structure comprising a sparktiming means and a speed-responsive means, operatively associated ,and mounted to rotate about, a common axis; means for independently moving said fuel control means, and a connection between said independent1y'movcontrolling means said?g structure t'o change the cyclic spark tim 3. In a. device ofthe character described, a speed responsive means; driving .means -a Aspark-timing means mountedJ able means and said fuel sponsive means; operatiye connectlons beof the latter as the speed varies; a fuel een trol means; means for independently -mov- 'ing said fuel control means, and connections means to oscillateI the oscillatable part for variation of said cyclic time when said fuel control means is moved.

5. In combination ,with a fuel control means; a spark timing means including two relatively movable parts, one rotatable and the other oscillatablc; a speed responsive device for changing the cyclic time of the rotatable part; means for independently op-- erating said fuel control means, and a connection between said oscillatable part and said fuel control means to oscillate the latter for variation of cyclic time when said fuel control means is moved.

G. In combination with a fuel control means; a spark-timing means, including two relatively movable parts, one oscillatable and the other rotatable and oscillatable; a speed responsive means connected to the latter part to Qscillate said part while rotatunon change of speed of said speed responsive part; means for independently moving said vfuel control means, and an operative connection betweenv said fuel control moving means and said first mentioned oscillatablc part to modify the effect of the speed responsive means on the timing means.

7. In combination with an internal combustion engine having regulable fuel-control means, of a structure, comprising a speedresponsive means and a spark-timing means, rotatable about a common axis; a connection between said devices for movement whereby toA automatically change the cyclic time of operation lof said spark-timing means by movement of said speed-responsive means; means for independently moving said fuel control means and a connection between said fuel-control moving means and said structure to-modify the operation of the latter when the former is moved.

8. device of the character described comprising a speed-responsive means and a spark-time means rotatable about a common axis; a connection between said means whereby to automatically `advance or retard the rotation of a art of the spark time means by operation of) the speed-responsive means, in combination `with a fuel-control means; means for independently moving said fuel control means, and a connection between said control moving means and said device to modify or change the time of cyclic operation of the* latter by movement of said fuel control means.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination of a driving member, `a speed responsive device', and a spark timing device, the latter having a rotating member connected with the driving member and connection between said speed responsive device and said rotating member to rotatively displace the latter with respect tothe driving member to change the spark time.

10. A device of the character described comprising a speed responsive means, and a spark timed means rotatable about a common axis; a. connection between said devices whereby to automatically advance or retard the rotation of a part ofthe spark timing means, to vary the cyclic time of the spark, by operation of the speed responsive means, in combination witha carbureter; a throttle therefor, means for independently moving the throttle and a connection betweensaid throttle moving means and said device to modify or change the time of operation of the spark timing meansby movement of said throttle moving means.

1l. The combination of.A a regulable fuelcontrol means and sparking means, for an internal combustion engine of a structure comprising a spark-timing means and a speed-responsive means, the latter adapted to move said timing means in response to a change of a speed; means for independently moving said fuel controlling means, and a connection between said fuel-control moving means and said structure to change the ratio of movement of said timing means by the speed responsive means when said fuel control means is moved.

l2. The combination ofia regulable fuelcontrol means and sparking means, forA an internal combustion engine, of a structure l comprising a spark-timing means and a speed-responsive means, the latter adapted to move said timing means in response to change of speed; an adjustable means for biasing said spark timing means, yieldingly v,

opposing movement of said speed-responsive i means; means for independently moving' said fuel control means, anda connection between said fuel-control moving means and' said structure to change the effective operation of said biasing meansto cause the spark to occur sooner or later in the cyclic operation of an engine, in harmony rwith the movement of said speed-responsive means and said fuel-control means.

13. The combination with a regulable fuel-control means and a sparking means for lan internal combustionv engine, of a structure comprising a. spark-timing means and? a. speed-responsive means, mounted.' to revolve about a common axis; a connection between.l said speed-responsive meansl and said timing means to move a.- part-,of the latter in one direction upon lncrease of speed; an adjustable, opposing means to" move 1t in the opposite direction upon decrease of speed; to vary the spark-time, means for independently Amoving said fuel 'control means, and a connection betweensaid fuel-'control moving means and said structure to modify the effect-ofsaid speedresponsive means onsaid spark-timing 4means. to: change the cyclic time of -the fspark.`

14'; The combination with Ia sparking means and a fuel-control means for an internal combustion engine, of a structure comprising alshaft tobe driven ata speed proportional tothe speed of an engine; a

speed-responsive means and a spark-timingl 'ing said fuel control means, and a; connection between said structure and said fuelcontrol moving means whereby to modify the coperative relation of said devices when said fuel-control means i-s moved to thereby vary thief-sparktime.

15.The combination with a sparking means 'and a fuel-control means for an internal combustion engine, ofa structure,

comprising a stationary' casing; a shaft therein to be driven at a speed proportional to the speed of an engine; a speed-responsive means and a spark-timing means, in said casing, normally rotatable about the axis of said shaft in like direction; a connection between said timing means and said speed-responsive means whereby to rotatively displace an operative part of said timing means upon change ofspeed of said responsive means to vary the spark time; means for independently moving said fuel control means, and a connection between said structure and said fuel-control moving means adapted andv arranged to modify the conjoint effect of said speed-responsive means and said spark-timing means upon movement of said fuel control means.

16. An apparatus for associationwith a-J gas engine spark timer and throttle comprising; means for independently moving said throttle; a speed rcsponsivemember, a variable connection between the speed responsive member and sparktimer, and means associa-ted with the throttle movingl means for varying saidl connection.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set 'my hand in th'epresence of two subscribing witnesses. 4

FREDERICK PURDY.

In the presence of Fenna BAIN, MARY F. ALLEN. 

